I did look at a few L200 Classics but was worried by the number of things that could potentially go wrong with them, and looking at the amount that there were on Ebay as Spares or Repairs, indeed what did go wrong. I think Mike has a new shape L200 so I couldn't comment and apparently they seem to be considerably more reliable anyway. The L200, unlike the Ranger, is perceived as cool and a bit classy - therefore older ones seem to be bought by youngsters and hammered down the motorway at 90 mph, which they aren't designed for and are duly murdered - head gasket, head casting, block, front crankshaft pulley etc. The Ranger is just a bit of workhorse and even if you scrape away the leather and chrome on the posh ones are still not really cool like the L200. The D22 went through a spate of blown engines at around the 40,000 mile mark, usually the same issue when number three conrod went through the block and about five grand to fix. Lots of media coverage and the setting up of knackerednavara.com. Problem has been identified and several engineering solutions are offered from about £600-£1000 as preventative medicine. Nissan / Renualt ended up with a bad reputation for customer support as they wriggled out of warranty fixes and blamed the problems on the customer. My tame mechanic hates them as some parts are extremely hard to get hold of it, eg Nissan refusing to sell a rear ABS sensor / wheel bearing and instead insisting on the purchase of a rear axle for about two grand ! Not uncommon apparently. Ford Ranger stuff easily available from Millners, even though they're made by Mazda and L200 bits probably the same - both well catered for on their site, eg an entire front suspension drop link kit with both links and all anti roll bar bushes was £12 - Cheaper than my Capri !